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Showing 1 to 5 of 5 for “"urban stream syndrome"”.
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Stream Instability in Urban Watersheds and its Role in Sediment and Nutrient Loading
Urban development, causes significant changes in flow rate patterns in stream channels within urbanizing watersheds. The increased runoff volume, and increased frequency and magnitude of peak flows resulting from urbanization can cause channel instability, commonly referred to as Urban Stream …
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Land Use and River Systems: Impacts of Suburban Residential Development on Channel Stability and Water Supply, Oak Ridges Moraine, Southern Ontario
To better understand the impacts of suburbanization on rivers and with the sensitivity of the Oak Ridges Moraine in mind, this study examined the geomorphology and hydrology of streams running through small, primarily residential developments in the Humber River headwaters. Local scale impacts were …
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Up an Urban Creek: The Role of Development Patterns in Stream Health
Population growth in urban and sub-urban areas imposes increasing pressure on stream ecosystems. The "Urban Stream Syndrome" explains the observed negative trends in stream conditions associated with increasingly urbanized watersheds. Urban planners are challenged with addressing increased growth …
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A bio-indicator assessment towards the rehabilitation of the Stiebeuel River, Franschhoek, South Africa
Increased urbanization coupled with the effects of urban stream syndrome and urban informal settlements are degrading rivers and causing a decline in habitat integrity and the delivery of ecosystem services. There is a need to implement river restoration programmes to alleviate the negative impacts …
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Thermal Pollution in Urban Streams of the North Carolina Piedmont
… over the next 40 years is expected to occur in urban areas (United Nations Population Division 2012). Urban areas necessarily concentrate food, energy, and construction materials, and as a result tend to be hotter and more polluted than the surrounding landscape. All urban ecosystems are thus …